Archive timeline
2006
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2006, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2006
- APRIL 28, 2006Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
EQUATORIAL GUINEA. MAN SHOT IN PRISON FOR MURDER
a judicial source stated that the previous week saw a man sentenced to death for murder executed by firing squad in Equatorial Guinea.
- APRIL 28, 2006CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. CUBAN SOCIOLOGIST AURELIO ALONSO SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
Cuban sociologist Aurelio Alonso perceives the problem of capital punishment from two angles: legal and ethical.
- APRIL 28, 2006CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. UNIQUE OPINION SURVEY SHOWED WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION TO THE DEATH PENALTY
the death penalty in Cuba is not a focus of public debate. But the only known opinion survey, carried out three years ago by a moderate dissident group proposing a charter of human rights for public consideration, indicated widespread opposition to the de
- APRIL 28, 2006UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. PROSECUTORS REFUTE AMNESTY DEATH PENALTY CLAIMS
prosecutors in Uzbekistan said they disagreed with conclusions of a report on the application of the death penalty in the country published by Amnesty International.
- APRIL 27, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. FIVE AUSTRALIAN DRUG CONVICTS GET REDUCED SENTENCES, DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR RINGLEADERS
five young Australians jailed for life in Indonesia after being caught smuggling heroin from Bali have had their sentences cut to 20 years, but an appeal court upheld the death penalty on two ringleaders. The five were members of the so-called "Bali Nine"
- APRIL 27, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. SERIAL RAPIST SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Cheongju District Court, South Korea, sentenced to death a 30-year old man identified by his surname Yang, convicted of who committed 37 sexual assaults across the country between November 2004 and February 2006.
- APRIL 27, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 10 PEOPLE EXECUTED AHEAD OF LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
China executed 10 people for crimes ranging from rape to drug trafficking in an apparent attempt to discourage people from committing crimes during the upcoming Labor Day holiday. Authorities carried out the executions by lethal injection in several pro
- APRIL 27, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TRIO GET DEATH FOR KILLING 9 PROSTITUTES
a Chinese court has sentenced three men to death for robbing, raping and killing nine women, most of whom were prostitutes, and then skinning one of them.
- APRIL 27, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN ESCAPES THE GALLOWS DUE TO LOST EVIDENCE
a despatch rider escaped the gallows when the High Court in Bernama, Malaysia, discharged and acquitted him from charges of distributing over 3Kg of cannabis.
- APRIL 27, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
for the 1st time in his 9 years on the bench, Mobile County Circuit Judge...
for the 1st time in his 9 years on the bench, Mobile County Circuit Judge Joseph "Rusty" Johnston overrode a jury's recommendation of life without parole in a capital murder case and instead condemned a man to death.
- APRIL 27, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a legal challenge to California's lethal injection executions has been delayed until mid-September...
a legal challenge to California's lethal injection executions has been delayed until mid-September, making it highly likely there will be no more inmates put to death by the state for the remainder of this year and possibly longer.
- APRIL 27, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Dexter Lee Vinson was put to death tonight for the sexual assault and murder of his former girlfriend.
Dexter Lee Vinson was put to death tonight for the sexual assault and murder of his former girlfriend.
- APRIL 27, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. LASRY REPEATS CALL FOR BLANKET APPROACH TO DEATH PENALTY
prominent Australian lawyer Lex Lasry, QC, called on the Australian government not to be selective in its opposition to the death penalty in its response to court cases overseas.
- APRIL 26, 2006NevadaDEATH PENALTY
NEVADA, USA. MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPING, KILLING RENO WOMAN IN 1988
Daryl Linnie Mack was put to death in Nevada, the 12th execution in the state since the death penalty was restored in 1977.
- APRIL 26, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TRADE OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR CORRUPTION
a trade official convicted of corruption in northern China's Hebei province was executed.
- APRIL 26, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH FOR TRIO IN ROBBERY KILLINGS
three men were sentenced to death in the gassing death of seven people at an underground gambling den during a lethal robbery in Ruichang, eastern China's Jiangxi Province
- APRIL 26, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF POLICE OFFICER
a policeman from Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi Province...
- APRIL 26, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. POLICEMAN'S FAMILY SAYS HIS KILLER SHOULD DIE
the family of a Beijing police officer beaten to death in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, said they will appeal against a suspended death sentence handed to the Shanxi police officer who orchestrated the attack.
- APRIL 26, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. 23-YEAR-OLD MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TEHRAN
a 23 year old man identified only by his first name, Abolqasem, was sentenced to death in Tehran
- APRIL 26, 2006Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC. MINORS SIT ON DEATH ROW
among the inmates languishing in prisons throughout the DRC are at least ten children, some as young as 15 years old, condemned to death and waiting to be executed, according to a September 2005 letter from the United Nations to the Congolese government.
- APRIL 26, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. 3 COUSINS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
three cousins were sentenced to die by lethal injection for abducting a Japanese national in Lanuza town, the Philippines.
- APRIL 26, 2006SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WIFE'S MURDER
a man was sentenced to death in Singapore for the murder of his wife after he suspected her of having extra-marital affairs. Khrishnasamy Naidu, 43, was found guilty of slashing Chitrabathy Narayanasamy, 39, to death at a Sony factory in May 2004.
- APRIL 26, 2006TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING POLICEMAN
the Taiwan High Court imposed the death penalty on two brothers who killed a policeman in Sijih, suburban Taipei, on April 10, 2005.
- APRIL 25, 2006UtahDEATH PENALTY
Results of an exclusive survey find Utahns are still strongly supportive of capital punishment.
Results of an exclusive survey find Utahns are still strongly supportive of capital punishment.
- APRIL 24, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. DEATH PENALTY LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL, CHIEF JUSTICE
moves to abolish the death penalty in the Philippines received a big boost when Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban said the law on capital punishment "as written" was unconstitutional.
- APRIL 24, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Lubbock County jury sentenced Joe Franco Garza Jr. to die for the 2nd time in 6 years.
a Lubbock County jury sentenced Joe Franco Garza Jr. to die for the 2nd time in 6 years.
- APRIL 24, 2006UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. ARMY COURT SENTENCES TO DEATH MUSEVENI GUARD
following a three day trial, the Bombo-based Division Court Martial (DCM), Uganda, sentenced to death Lance Corporal Charles Ssekamatte, a soldier attached to President Yoweri Museveni's security detail, for the murder of a civilian in Sembabule District.
- APRIL 24, 2006DEATH PENALTY
criminal defendants would no longer be forced to seek pre-trial testing...
criminal defendants would no longer be forced to seek pre-trial testing if they later want to plead mental retardation to escape the death penalty, under a bill passed by the Florida House this morning.
- APRIL 24, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Florida is the only state in the nation that does not require a unanimous...
Florida is the only state in the nation that does not require a unanimous jury verdict in determining whether a case qualifies for the death penalty.
- APRIL 24, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. VAULT GUARD GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a Hunan Province court, China, sentenced former vault guard Hu Guiding to death for stealing more than 5.5 million yuan (US$ 686,042) from his employer in Pingjiang County.